Posted 1/19/2024, 5:52:00 PM
DUP Faces 'Defining Moment' in Potential Deal to End NI Deadlock Over Brexit Trade Rules
- DUP holding internal 'deal or no deal' meeting today on potentially ending Stormont boycott
- Speculation DUP may accept deal on post-Brexit trade, but party sources downplay prospect of final decision today
- TUV leader Jim Allister says this is 'defining moment for unionism' if DUP accepts deal without changes to NI Protocol
- Northern Ireland Secretary to introduce new legislation for 'pragmatic approach' after latest Stormont deadline passed
- Over 150,000 public sector workers went on strike in NI yesterday demanding pay rises in line with rest of UK